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COVER/Will Doig p. 1
When cities run dry
EDITORIAL p. 2
Austerity stalls recovery
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Truth about the Postal Service; Congress:?more financial fraud; Romney another word for money; Relax, this won’t hurt, much; Newt, Supremes, Big Money and the dogs
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Buy food from your neighbors
DISPATCHES p. 5
‘Welfare reform’ leaves poor independent, hungry; Texas saves money on disabled kids; Hits and misses at Current TV; 26 major corporations paid no taxes; Grassley: Obmaa ‘stupid’; Wingers hawking Lugar ...
ED MARSTON p. 6
Ranchers tip their hats to Doc Hatfield
FROMA HARROP p. 6
The car the right wing can’t kill
CHUCK COLLINS p. 6
99% take to the streets this spring
GENE LYONS p. 7
Justice for Trayvon needs investigation
WILL DURST p. 7
Supreme Court hears Obamacare arguments
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Charter schools do not cure inequality
MARK ANDERSON p. 8
Organic farmers see Monsanto in court
JARED BERNSTEIN p. 9
Ryan budget caters to the rich
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 9
Obama blasts Republican budget in speech
DON ROLLINS p. 10
Indy pol: Girl Scouts admire commies
TA-NEHISI COATES p. 10
‘Stand Your Ground’ invites vigilantism
KATY HALL p. 10
Repeal of Obamacare eliminates safety net
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 11
Cal State faculty votes to strike
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Afghanistan war markes 10-1/2 years
ROGER BYBEE p. 11
Tech schools recruit workers with skills deficit
ALEX SEITZ-WALD p. 12
Occupy activists run for office
DEAN BAKER p. 12
Obamacare smackdown forces outsourcing
WENONAH HAUTER p. 13
Walmart sets pace for ‘GE’ food sales
JIM VAN DER POL p. 13
Rural progressives foster healthy conservatism
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Schools too quick to suspend
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 14
Right wing’s loaded words browbeat
VAN JONES p. 14
Progressives stand up to dream killers
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Conservatives have a mind of their own
ROBERT REICH p. 15
Economic recovery benefits rich
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
The people vs. Obamacare
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Europe, US weigh austerity’s science, ethics
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 17
Bad info squeezes out Obamacare facts
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 17
Vive la différence
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 17
Strip-search ruling highlights judicial stakes
TINA DUPUY p. 18
‘Socialist’ plan was spawned by GOP
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
Trayvon Martin and Republican doom
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Letter to Trumka and labor on Obama
TED RALL p. 19
It’s Romney’s to lose
BILL MOYERS, M. WINSHIP p. 20
PBS needs tough love on ‘Lens,’ ‘P.O.V.’
BOB BURNETT p. 20
Box office supports political ‘Hunger Games’
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Political news seems like unreality TV
POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Paradise lost; Birds fly high
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
NCAA players get played
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Bilingual superiority
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Police killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Grand Old Pedagogy
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Supreme Court takes up health care
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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